some pic's from toady

[cornucopia]

hello folks i havent been able to get into my workshop for quite a while due to family and work commitments but today i did get in there- i was a bit rusty :roll: but heres some pics.

 

[CHJ]

A very natural flow to those forms cornucopia, wood was non too hard by the looks of it, not the easiest of subjects to get an even flow on.

Guess a fair percentage of the time was spent cleaning up the debris.

What is your expected drying time, or are you going straight on to completion?

 

[cornucopia]

hi chas, the wood was slightly softer than i like.
both vase's were cut well away from the pith and were turned and finished today, they will go in my drying cupboard for a week or so then a few more coats of oil and thats it.
all the best
george

 

[CHJ]

Hi George, I've currently got a couple of dozen Spalted Beech bowls for a customer drying in the rough, some of those are a little softer than I'd prefer, guess they will sharpen up my tool control somewhat when I can get round to finishing them off.

 

[PowerTool]

Both nice,think I like the shape of the second one better - find it more visually appealing with the wider base and open neck.
First one does look a little soft in places :shock:

Andrew

 

[davegw]

I prefer the second one Corn. How do you plan to finish them? when I've done anything like this with spalted wood the differing levels of hardness always seem to leave the finish uneven?

 

[cornucopia]

thanks fo the comments chaps.
to finish them i sand to 320 then apply a coat of oil, i put them in my house in a drying cupboard for a week or so- if they crack they go back to the fire wood pile if they dont they get a few more coats of oil and are then completley finished. nowadays i get very few that crack maybe one or two a year- but when i first started turning vessels i would get 60-70% crack- the biggest change i made was to cut my vessels away from the pith or if the pith cant be avoided drill it out and plug it later.

 

[Paul.J]

Very nice George
I can't wait till some of the Beech i've got is ready to turn,but till then i will just keep getting inspiration from looking at your pieces so keep em coming.

 

[Jenx]

i was a bit rusty :roll:

If thats what being 'rusty' does for a fellow, I think I'll go stand out in the rain for a week !

Very nice again, Corny...
very very nice indeed.
Put up an 'update' when they're in the completely finished state, be nice to see the final results ! 8)